Rocco Jemma
Born(1866-08-16)August 16, 1866
DiedMarch 24, 1949(1949-03-24) (aged 82)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
InstitutionsUniversity of Genoa

Rocco Jemma (1866–1949) was an Italian pediatrician.

Biography

Jemma became Director of Pediatric Clinic in Palermo in 1893. He held this position until 1914 when he left it to his pupil Giovanni Di Cristina and took the same role in Naples. His studies focused mainly on the infectious (confirmation of the etiology of the leishmaniasis parasite, vaccine therapy of typhoid, paratyphoid, melitense infection) and nutrition (infant nutrition disorders). In 1929 new Pediatric Clinic in Naples was inaugurated under his direction.

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